UKRAINE: Heating and electricity networks face deliberate destruction as temperatures drop.
Moscow is systematically attacking civilian energy infrastructure to freeze out Ukrainian cities through the coldest months.
Zelenskyy also criticized Washington’s decision to delay new sanctions, calling it direct encouragement for Putin.
Millions face a winter without reliable power as strikes on the grid intensify.
◆ Why it matters
Energy warfare forces civilians to choose between freezing or fleeing, exactly what Moscow wants as Western support shows cracks. The US sanction waiver hands Putin breathing room when Ukraine needed maximum economic pressure. Watch grid repair capacity and whether Europe steps in to fill the gap Washington just opened.
Source: DW